The origin of super-Earths and sub-Neptunes has been revealed in a system of four young planets that are dramatically losing ...

Astronomers found an interstellar "tunnel" - a cosmic channel that connects our solar system to distant stars, according to a ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The Milky Way has a dark blob, known as Barnard 68 (B68), which is a Bok globule around 500 light ...

When my colleagues and I send them out to explore our solar system, it's important for us to understand the 3D map of our ...

In 2026, astronauts will travel around the moon for the first time since the Apollo era, powerful new space telescopes will ...

We’ve found lots of “habitable” worlds but we don’t know what factors are needed for life. There are lots of reasons to search for planets around other stars—exoplanets. A big one is to find other ...

3I/ATLAS captured the world's attention last month as the comet raced past the Earth, but some believed that it could have ...

What is the actual speed and direction of our solar system as it moves through the cosmos, and how does this compare to longstanding cosmology models? This is what a recent study published in Physical ...

Scientists have discovered that our entire solar system is racing through the Milky Way far faster than current models predict. A study published in Physical Review Letters on November 10, 2025, ...

Scientists at the European Space Agency used a laser to communicate with a spacecraft 165 million miles (265 million kilometers) away in deep space for the first time, marking a major step forward in ...

“Bit by bit, these tiny building blocks land on rocky planets within a newly formed solar system. If those planets happen to ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Our solar system has been around for 4.6 billion years. While that sounds like a long time, it's ...